"Baron of Thunder Flame—this title was quite good." Looking at the March court gazette copied into his hands, Baron Gloomlight Roman Fluorite Mushroom nodded to himself.
Half of this issue's main content covered Baron Davis's death and the resulting adjustments to the Demon Extermination Order: wyvern knights would now advance upon the snowfields in organized formations, while Knight Orders would gradually be assembled to push deeper into the snowfields.
The other half covered Russell's investiture as Baron of Thunder Flame, elaborating at length on his promotion to Dragon Domain Lord, his opening of the Thunder Marsh Warm Enclave, and its great significance to the Grand Duchy.
Having already shifted his family's way of survival toward development, Baron Gloomlight Roman Fluorite Mushroom was very satisfied with the court gazette's lavish praise of Russell.
The Fluorite Mushroom Family no longer needed to keep a low profile.
"Dear, stop reading the court gazette and help me look at this dress, will you? Is it a little too flashy?" Madam Meryl was changing gowns before the mirror with the servants' assistance. "I'm not young anymore, and the one being invested as a baron is my son..."
"Very good. In my eyes, you still look exactly as you did when we first met at eighteen. You haven't changed at all," Baron Gloomlight Roman Fluorite Mushroom said without looking up.
Madam Meryl's face immediately darkened. She turned and glared at Baron Gloomlight Roman Fluorite Mushroom. "I was seventeen when we first met!"
"Uh." Baron Gloomlight Roman Fluorite Mushroom hurriedly put down the court gazette. "What I meant was, you were at your most beautiful when we danced together at eighteen. The image you had in my eyes then has never changed."
At that, Madam Meryl's expression instantly softened.
She returned to choosing her gown. "What a